The looming decision to indict Donald Trump is testing whether special counsel Jack Smith's decision will be 'independent' of AG Merrick Garland, who has the power to reject the charging recommendation from his handpicked prosecutor.
The looming decision to indict former President Donald Trump is testing whether special counsel Jack Smith's decision will be"independent" of Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has the power to reject the charging recommendation from his handpicked prosecutor.
“The whole thing is a political fiction," McCarthy said."Smith reports to Garland and the power he exercises is Biden’s. Because Democrats are smarter than Republicans at sneaky stuff, I’m sure Smith knows exactly what is expected of him and grasps the fact that Garland doesn’t want to discuss it . They picked Smith for the same reason Obama picked Holder — no inconvenient discussions are necessary because you’ve chosen someone who knows going in what you want done.
Smith has convened grand juries in the nation's capital and in southern Florida, with the Florida grand jury reportedly receiving testimony on the classified documents saga in recent days. Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has reportedly testified before one of Smith's grand juries. Rep. Jim Jordan , chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told Garland on Tuesday that his committee “is continuing to investigate” the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid, with Jordan saying he wanted more information on what Smith has been up to since being appointed by Garland in November.
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